#resist !
#apartmentsessions #unplugtrump
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PMz_zplGza0&list=PLB6JNRH-E1ZFvSDiovdrpBs0ggtCdnes1&index=4
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I love this music,
the polyphony of voices,
the subtle arangements,
the explicit sound of the banjo,
the clarinet tuning in and out,
the rythmic clicking on a guitars body,
the backround choir!
The Ladles - What I Am Not (Apartment Sessions)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_RLblkKfRIA&list=PLB6JNRH-E1ZFvSDiovdrpBs0ggtCdnes1&index=6
Urge your Congressmember to stand firm against the assaults on our #democracy, the #judiciary & the rule of #law by rejecting the #JUDGES Act, the #PEPPER Act, the #NORRA Act & The #NIAP Act today.
https://resist.bot/petitions/PDVYDP
#ResistBot #resist #coup #Trump #Musk #StephenMiller #Vought #SupremeCourt #SCOTUS #POTUS #TeslaTakedown #FAFO #NAFO #Putin #MBS #Xi #Modi #SaudiArabia #GCC #UAE #Dubai #Oman #Qatar #Bahrain #Kuwait #PetroState #climate #ClimateChange @resistbot @jesscraven101@bsky.social
Every 4th of July, I'm the event photographer for celebrations in Monterey, CA where I work promoting small business. Nicknamed locally as the "Language Capital of the World" its remarkable diversity is always on display at its annual 4th of July parade and other celebrations.
Well, that's in a normal year. Unfortunately the mood in Northern California as it has elsewhere in the United States has descended into a pall of fear and anxiety. It was shocking to see the proudly diverse city of Monterey have the whitest and straightest celebration that I never thought I'd see anywhere in my home state much less in my own backyard.
Uh wait... hold on... (Continued)
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"What we choose to emphasize in this complex history will determine our lives. If we see only the worst, it destroys our capacity to do something. If we remember those times and places — and there are so many — where people have behaved magnificently, it energizes us to act, and raises at least the possibility of sending this spinning top of a world in a different direction. And if we do act, in however small a way, we don’t have to wait for some grand utopian future. The future is an infinite succession of presents, and to live now as we think human beings should live, in defiance of all that is bad around us, is itself a marvelous victory."
— Howard Zinn
https://www.howardzinn.org/collection/a-marvelous-victory/
#HowardZinn #Resist #Protest #USPol #Democracy #Trump #Musk #DOGE #GOP #ICE
I wanted to post this resource for reporting #ICE agents & incidents
They post photos & profiles of ICE agents
Some they need help ID'ing or unmasked photos
Make these #NachoNazis famous while documenting for their trials
This is why we need Blue💙Govs to have state police intervene & make these #fascists show ID & unmask them to match to faces
Make them learn "just following orders" is not a defense
Some local coverage for the Oregon #HandsOff protests from OPB:
https://www.opb.org/article/2025/04/05/hands-off-protests-oregon-washington/
“Hands Off” protests began in Tigard in Southeast Portland Saturday morning, with dozens more planned in Oregon, from Gold Beach to Astoria, to Hood River, Enterprise, Redmond and Klamath Falls.
"What we choose to emphasize in this complex history will determine our lives. If we see only the worst, it destroys our capacity to do something. If we remember those times and places — and there are so many — where people have behaved magnificently, it energizes us to act, and raises at least the possibility of sending this spinning top of a world in a different direction. And if we do act, in however small a way, we don’t have to wait for some grand utopian future. The future is an infinite succession of presents, and to live now as we think human beings should live, in defiance of all that is bad around us, is itself a marvelous victory."
— Howard Zinn
Full text: https://www.howardzinn.org/collection/a-marvelous-victory/
#HowardZinn #Resist #Protest #USPol #Democracy #Trump #Musk #DOGE #GOP #ICE
Good morning Fedi friends!
I was supposed to start writing a new blog post about my tech stack - disclaimers about the apps/platforms I use and the ones I actively avoid for ethical reasons…
Well I just started doing some research and reading about #technofeudalism … and fell down a fascinating and haunting rabbit hole.
🔗: https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/451795/technofeudalism-by-varoufakis-yanis/9781529926095
“Technofeudalism” is officially my word of the year, if not the decade (century, possibly). I wish more people were aware of it.
The #Fediverse feels more and more like a safe haven for me. And in the bleakness of our current political and technological situation, I’m comforted by the fact I’m currently self-hosting essential services (thank you @yunohost ).
TL;DR: I’m super grateful for the existence of the #Fediverse and the fact I’ve learned how to self-host – two amazing ways to resist technofeudalism.
#SelfHosting #DigitalSovreignty #resistance #resist #BigTech #RebelAlliance
The Atlantic just sent out this article, speculating why the stock market is behaving the way it is. I may be wrong, but it seems like NOW is the time for a General Strike. Perhaps hand in hand with a mass withdrawal from "passive investors" like Vanguard, the American people can reign in this runaway machine.
https://www.theatlantic.com/economy/archive/2025/08/stock-market-theories/683780/
#GeneralStrike #Resist #USPOL #capitalism #nokings #50501movement
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If you read just one thing today, make sure it's this: "Google is killing the open web" a brilliantly written and researched piece by @oblomov that will get you riled up and eager to defend the #OpenWeb against the incessant attacks by #BigTech:
🔗: https://wok.oblomov.eu/tecnologia/google-killing-open-web/
#LongRead #resist
"On behalf of the people of Boston, and in solidarity with the cities and communities targeted by this federal administration for our refusal to bow down to unconstitutional threats and unlawful coercion, we affirm our support for each other and for our democracy. Boston will never back down from being a beacon of freedom, and a home for everyone."
Michelle Wu
Mayor of Boston
#resist #nokings #michellewu #Boston #generalstrike #uspol
https://content.boston.gov/sites/default/files/file/2025/08/Response%20AG%20Bondi.pdf
Political systems should be judged not by their intentions or rhetoric, but by their outcomes.
The Democratic Party and the Logic of Controlled Opposition: A Systems Analysis
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1kWqjbRm7rRwkVMnQmGzzJ_u2BqbGbfCa/view?usp=sharing
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"'Survivors need protection, resources and legal support. If this Congress is serious about justice, then let this moment also affirm your commitment to provide victims with the legal aid they need,' De Georgiou said at a press conference organized by Republican Representatives Thomas Massie of Kentucky and Democrat Ro Khanna of California, who are trying to force a vote on that bill."
#EpsteinFiles #EpsteinCoverup #epstein #uspol #USPolitics #resist #Resistance #nokings #generalstrike #vote #america #metoo #nojustice_nopeace
Republicans in the US House of Representatives have only a 5 seat majority. It is a key pressure point against Trump's authoritarian agenda.
5 calls is the easiest and most effective way for US constituents to make a political impact.
Make it clear to them that We, The People will hold Republicans responsible for trying to take away our hard-won freedoms.
🇨🇦 👋 40 Ways to Fight the Far-Right: In Canada
This guide offers ideas for people of all backgrounds, identities, and skill levels. While we encourage people to show up in person, there are also many options for people who aren’t able to do that.
Together, these actions present a variety of tactics which raise the cost of participation in far-right movements and, we believe, will keep communities safer.
#Canada #Resist #Extremism
#Community #Cdnpoli #HumanRights #SocialJustice
On Tyranny by Timothy Snyder is a valuable thing to have by your side in these times of increasing fascism.
Each chapter begins with a short bit of advice as it's title, followed by a sentence or two on it's potential importance. The rest of the chapter provides concrete historical examples.
Each chapter is short, and the book is only 126 pages. Possibly the most valuable thing that you could ever read.
I'm going to be posting the first page of each chapter, because of how important I think it is to share these ideas. Please boost if you feel them useful.
This is how much Trump has changed our country.
#JohnCena #AverageAmerican #MAGA #Trump #Resist #Protest #RealAmericans #ShitIFind #Patriotism
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Don't be surprised if, in the coming days, the United States drops all charges against Maduro.
Trump can never say no to a good bribe, especially if it includes cash AND oil rights.
Just signed up for my local Visibility Brigade No Kings Day rally. How are you spending your Saturday?
#USPol #PresidentForSale #Resist #Indivisible #VisibilityBrigade #ICE #Immigration #Fascism #NoKings
In these dark times, it is important to keep hope alive and find some light.
Here are three individuals who recently re-ignited a sense of hope in me, showing how courage, defiance and/or technical brilliance can make a difference:
Austrian activist #MaxSchrems won a case on the Austrian supreme court, forcing Meta to give users full access to their data (it was a 11 year legal fight!)
🔗: https://noyb.eu/en/austrian-supreme-court-meta-must-give-users-full-access-their-data
Hacktivist #MarthaRoot, dressed as a pink Power Ranger, deleted white supremacist dating sites while live on stage at the #39C3 conference and leaked the data on okstupid.lol
🔗: https://hackread.com/white-supremacist-dating-sites-wiped-okstupid-lol/
#CaitlinCallenson, the bystander who filmed the video of the ICE officer's killing of Renee Nicole Good, shouting at him "Shame" multiple times. As John Gruber wrote on his blog: "after the murderous agent fired three shots — just 30 or 40 feet in front of Callenson — Callenson had the courage and conviction to stay with the scene and keep filming. Not to run away, but instead to follow the scene. To keep filming. To continue documenting with as best clarity as she could, what was unfolding."
🔗: https://daringfireball.net/2026/01/lets_call_a_murder_a_murder
These days I keep thinking of these three individuals... and I am grateful to them for giving me hope. And light.
my last post reminded me i haven't posted & pinned this resource to share widely & ensure people know
the difference between ICE warrants & subpoenas vs actual legal court warrants & subpoenas
#Resistance #Resist #NachoNazis
#WT7
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1920 slogan appropriate for the year 2025
#resist
#protest
#women
*see alt text for more info
#USA #Canada
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Dear Fedi friends,
If you can set aside 11 minutes today, I highly encourage to watch @vkc's latest video: "I stream nothing, and I am happy."
🔗: https://tinkerbetter.tube/w/ns3WDZZgAoe1SfrDCAUrni
It is ABSOLUTELY BRILLIANT and should be shown in media literacy and digital literacy classes everywhere. Actually, everyone should watch it (I'm about to send it to my family and friends).
My favorite part comes up towards the end. Veronica eloquently explains (9 min 27 sec in):
"I feel like we owe it to ourselves and to those who follow us to try and break free of algorithms, which tell us what we should like, who we should believe, and how we should feel about it.
It may sound melodramatic and maybe it is, but I see the increased dependence on algorithmically-driven entertainment as a symptom of that larger problem: uber-convenience that separates us from our critical thinking.
We're learning to abandon reason for small decisions, and wouldn't you know it, now it's easier to ignore reasons for the larger ones.
I'm not here to tell you what to think. I was raised in a "mind-your-own-damn-business" household and that's where my head is at. But I do want to implore all of us to think critically about how streaming media, autoplay, and the algorithm are impacting us."
I'm super proud to be a backer of her Patreon and I cannot thank her enough for this incredible video... which comes at the perfect time, as I was already planning to set up #Jellyfin next week.
If you can, join me in supporting Veronica's work here: https://www.patreon.com/VeronicaExplains
#DigitalLiteracy #BigTech #SelfHosting #independence #resist #MediaLiteracy